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Post by Cookies Galore on May 7, 2014 7:36:43 GMT -5
Yay!
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Post by mmhmm on May 7, 2014 7:40:30 GMT -5
Squeeeee! Now, he needs some company!
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 7:43:48 GMT -5
There are 8 others started and he's playing kickball with their eggs. It's going to be a long day at work, swim lessons and scouts!
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Post by wvugurl26 on May 7, 2014 8:08:37 GMT -5
Aww such a cute little thing.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on May 7, 2014 8:12:49 GMT -5
Awwwww.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 8:13:32 GMT -5
Hard to believe that 20 days ago that was just a yolk.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on May 7, 2014 8:20:58 GMT -5
Uh oh. This is like Charlot's Web. Do NOT get attached to the farm animals. They say do not name them, but my Dad always named pigs after people who were beheaded- Marie Antoinette, Anne Bolyn, etc. Victim #546 is such a great name.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 8:25:40 GMT -5
The roosters days might be numbered, but the hens aren't destined for the table. They could have years of happy bug hunting ahead of them. Any that stay here or go to my aunts to be with their parents will just be egg laying pets. Hers come running when you call them.
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Post by milee on May 7, 2014 8:52:57 GMT -5
I like the egg with the "?" written on it.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 9:07:47 GMT -5
I like the egg with the "?" written on it. That's Flappy's egg! LOL On day 7, the kids and I checked all the eggs to see if there were any duds and there were 5 that we weren't sure about so we marked them with a "?". Basically any that we didn't see vessels or something moving around in. I guess our egg checking skills aren't the best.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 12:08:09 GMT -5
My SIL went over to check on them. According to her we have "THREE...no FIVE...maybe six....SEVEN" Seven chicks and more coming out.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 12:22:37 GMT -5
Reply #72 has 69 likes? WTH? I didn't even think I knew 69 people here.
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Post by Tennesseer on May 7, 2014 12:33:18 GMT -5
Uh oh. This is like Charlot's Web. Do NOT get attached to the farm animals. They say do not name them, but my Dad always named pigs after people who were beheaded- Marie Antoinette, Anne Bolyn, etc. Victim #546 is such a great name. Coq Au Vin ìs another good name.
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Post by mmhmm on May 7, 2014 12:44:37 GMT -5
Reply #72 has 69 likes? WTH? I didn't even think I knew 69 people here. I think I've got all the "likes" glitches fixed in this thread, MPL.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 12:45:17 GMT -5
Eight hours I sit and stare at eggs with holes in them. I'm gone for a few hours and 7 hatch and SIL has now recorded two more.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on May 7, 2014 12:48:04 GMT -5
Eight hours I sit and stare at eggs with holes in them. I'm gone for a few hours and 7 hatch and SIL has now recorded two more. Life has some interesting ideas about priorities and stuff. But that's a bummer MPL.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on May 7, 2014 12:49:11 GMT -5
Victim #546 is such a great name. Coq Au Vin ìs another good name. I did wonder if there was a market by MPL for older chickens specifically for making Coq Au Vin... Isn't it supposed to use a tough old bird since it cooks forever or something?
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Post by Tennesseer on May 7, 2014 13:05:49 GMT -5
Coq Au Vin ìs another good name. I did wonder if there was a market by MPL for older chickens specifically for making Coq Au Vin... Isn't it supposed to use a tough old bird since it cooks forever or something? Old French recipes called for scrawny chickens slowly cooked to tenderize them. Julia Child's recipe for Coc au Vin simply called for frying chicken (7-13 weeks old at time of slaughter) parts. i imagine you can use any chicken for the recipe.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 13:11:55 GMT -5
People!!! These are my babies you're talking about!
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Post by Sam_2.0 on May 7, 2014 13:37:13 GMT -5
We need more pics!!
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 13:46:33 GMT -5
I'm not home! SIL took a couple pics and a couple videos, but it's really hard to get any good shots through the incubator now with all the condensation.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on May 7, 2014 14:11:47 GMT -5
People!!! These are my babies you're talking about! Hey, I'm hungry!
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Post by tloonya on May 7, 2014 14:18:57 GMT -5
Now I want a chicken pot pie... Now I want chicken pot pie...and I had never had good home made one, just store bought. And I didn't really liked it...
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Post by tloonya on May 7, 2014 14:22:17 GMT -5
OK, with 31, I'd do the bathtub to hold them for a week or so while you build your coop. Because you're going to need a coop for them. Those kept in a bathtub are ducks, not chicks. Chicks can't swim, milee...
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Post by mmhmm on May 7, 2014 17:22:34 GMT -5
We want chicken pics! We want chicken pics! Where are the chicken pics?
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Post by taz157 on May 7, 2014 17:45:11 GMT -5
We want chicken pics! We want chicken pics! Where are the chicken pics? Yeah that!
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 18:22:29 GMT -5
I have a lot of chickens....at least 15 have hatched and a few more are close.
Pics probably are going to have to wait until tomorrow when I move them. Right now its really hard just to see in the incubator and I won't open it and risk the eggs. If I put a flashlight right up to the window I can see through the condensation but not sure about pics. I'm leaving for scouts now. There will probably be more when I get back.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 18:24:22 GMT -5
Theyre nutso. Running around jumping on eggs...
Hard to believe 20 days ago they were just yolks and whites. :-)
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 22:17:36 GMT -5
My mother's cows were - Hamburger and Steak.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 22:18:41 GMT -5
You have enough chicks for the 50 pound bag of starter.
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